Cheltenham are a good side, and that is thanks to having a manager in Mike Duff who is probably destined for the PL, albeit more Sean Dyche than Graham Potter.
This is how I see it:
Mike Duff would probably get Oxford promoted to the Champ faster than KR.
Mike Duff, in 10 years, will be managing at a higher level than KR.
Would I want to sacrifice KR for Duff? No. We are incredibly lucky to a be a football club totally intent on playing young technically gifted footballers and encouraging them to be brave in possession with an attacking style that yields entertainment.
Sure, it didn’t work yesterday against a very well organised side, repeat for Wycombe, but before yesterday we had the highest xG in open play of anyone in the league, and under KR have always scored a shed load of goals.
So KR might not be our best ticket to the top, but he’s proven himself more than capable of giving it a good crack, all with a philosophy that other fans would beg for.
And yes, he should have got another defensive midfielder. With Duff we’d have five.
This is how I see it:
Mike Duff would probably get Oxford promoted to the Champ faster than KR.
Mike Duff, in 10 years, will be managing at a higher level than KR.
Would I want to sacrifice KR for Duff? No. We are incredibly lucky to a be a football club totally intent on playing young technically gifted footballers and encouraging them to be brave in possession with an attacking style that yields entertainment.
Sure, it didn’t work yesterday against a very well organised side, repeat for Wycombe, but before yesterday we had the highest xG in open play of anyone in the league, and under KR have always scored a shed load of goals.
So KR might not be our best ticket to the top, but he’s proven himself more than capable of giving it a good crack, all with a philosophy that other fans would beg for.
And yes, he should have got another defensive midfielder. With Duff we’d have five.